Improvement in bottle and transportation cases



BURNHAM & TAITE.

I mpmvement in Bottle and Transportation Cases.

1:28,]09. Patnted June 18, 1872.

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UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BURNHAM AND JOSEPH G. TAITE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOTTLE AND TRANSPORTATION CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,109, dated June 18,1872.

SPECIFIGATION.

To all whom it may concern:

tle and Transportation Case; and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention is designed for use in the transportation of acids andother liquids which cannot be shipped in tin vessels; and consists of abottle of peculiar construction and a case adapted to inclose andprotect the same, the case being so constructed as to permit the bottleto be easily filled or emptied of its contents without removing it fromthe case, as will be described hereinafter.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the case asclosed ready for shipment; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation of the same;Fig. 3, a plan view of the case with the top removed; and Fig. 4, asectional elevation of the improved bottle inclosed by wickerwork.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill now proceed to describe fully its construction and manner ofoperation.

A represents the bottle, constructed of glass or other suitable materialthat will resist the action of acids and other corrosive substances.

It is provided preferably with the centrallyraised bottom a and roundedcorners a a Its general form is cylindrical, but its top inof thenozzle.

when necessary by the shield a. If desired,

corner pieces, 01 d, Figs. 2 and 3, may be employed to hold the bottlesecurely in place and prevent it from moving from side to side in thecase. If desired,acover-board,e, Figs. 2 and 3, may be employed toprevent any vertical movement of the bottle, and to hold it from turningin the case. This boa-rd should fit the interior of the case, an openingbeing cut away, of course, to permit the protrusion Its front end may besupported by the bottle, and its rear end by the corner pieces 01 d, asshown.

By means of the described construction a bottle is obtained which isadapted to hold corrosive substances, and to be shipped with perfectsafety without waste room, as the cases may be packed upon each other orwith other goods.

Bymeans of its inclined nozzle and the openings in the case the stoppermay be readily tied in place, a matter of special importance with acids.The central location of the openings not only enables the nozzle to bebrought close to the side of the case, (a result which could not beaccomplished if the openings were made at the corner,) but they alsoafi'ord the nozzle more protection, and render it almost impossible forit to be broken by an accidental blow when the shield is open. Thelocation of the nozzle upon one side renders it possible to hold thebottle and prevent it from turning in the case.

If desired, our improved bottle may be protected in other ways.

In Fig. 4 is shown a bottle protected by wicker casing, the latter beingprovided with handles o for carrying purposes, and handles 0 o forconvenience in pouring; the arrangement being such that acids can bepoured without gurgling or spattering, as the air enters freely over thetop of the fluid. If desired, also,the bottle may be combined witha caseor keg having proper sectional openings.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we. claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A bottle, provided with anozzle upon one pieces, the cover-board, and the case, substanside ofits center, in combination with a protizdly asdescribed. tecting cover,case,or box, substantially as de- This specification signed andwitnessed this 6th day of May, 1872.

scribed.

2. A bottle, provided with a nozzle upon one CHAS. BURNHAM. side of itscenter, in combination with acase hav- Witnesses: JOSEPH G. TAITE. ingcentrally-located openings, as described. J. P. DELMEY,

3. The combination of the bottle, the corner PHILIP J. TAYLOR.

